Stunning facts have emerged on the ownership of
the seized private jet which was said to have ferried a whopping $9.3m cash
into the South African territory in anticipation for fire arms purchase
yesterday with 2 Nigerians and an Israeli citizen as occupants.
According to investigations conducted by this
office, the private jet which flew into South Africa via Lanseria airport,
northwest of Johannesburg, on Sept. 5 with the illegal cash belongs to Pastor
Ayo Oritsejafor, the head of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). The man
of God, Oritsejafor is a close friend and confidant of President Goodluck
Jonathan.
The CAN leader’s private plane with US
registration number N808HG was one of the two jets cited by South African
officials on September 5 arriving with $9.3 million cash loaded in several
suitcases. News of the seizure of the cash broke over the weekend, triggering
questions about the ownership of the jets and weapons they intended to
purchase.
Nigerian aviation authorities disclosed that one
of the jets belonged to Pastor Oritsejafor while the second one was registered
to Felix Idiga, the owner of Jafac Aviation Limited.
Two Nigerians and an Israeli defense contractor,
Eyal Mesiaka arrived in the jet when they were accosted in South Africa by the authorities.
A South African source disclosed that Mr. Oritsejafor’s jet was released after
top Nigerian officials intervened, claiming that the weapons to be purchased
had the official blessing of the Nigerian government. The jet arrived with two
plastic suitcases and two hand luggages with combination locks only known to
the Isreali contractor.
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